How to Strut Through Life, the Leo Way
We’ve left the calming waters of cancer season to enter the inspiring fires of Leo. In the Northern Hemisphere, Leo season is synonymous with the peak of summer. The warm summer sun encourages celebration and relaxation. However, to feel genuinely relaxed, you must first be in sync with your heart. Only when you are completely at peace with yourself, who you are, and the person you portray to the world will you feel all that peace can provide. This season teaches us how to find confidence from within to live authentically from the inside out. Let’s learn from Leo this season in the following ways.
Lead With Joy
As you melt into the heat of summer and the peak of Leo season, you may find motivation dwindling. Resist the urge to force it and hit the pause button on the daunting To-Do list. Instead, fill your days (or at the very least, your free time) with that which lights your Leo fire. What comes easily? What gives you a jolt of energy? What brings a smile to your face? What feels like a guilty pleasure or brings back your childlike sense of wonder? Lean into these activities this summer. Nourish your soul with these moments of joy, rather than forcing yourself to finish the lingering project you find yourself avoiding. You can return to the less exciting things next season when there is more motivation in the crisp air. Currently, take advantage of this mid-year break. Just like a child on summer break, take the time to recharge your own batteries with moments of innocent joy.
Celebrate Harvest
Traditionally, when humans were more in tune with nature’s cycle, along with the heat came the harvest. And with harvest, came celebration, gathering, community, and a feast. Reaping the rewards of your patience with the bounty of the prior season’s planting and nurturing is just as important as the initial garden prep. This is the natural cycle of life. Last season’s work leads to this season’s rewards and it’s only right to take pause. Prioritize this tradition in your own life to gather with friends, take part in community events, take advantage of the late sunset to feast outdoors, stay up late and dance under the stars, and let your heart feel light with laughter. Settle in and notice the effortless smile spread across your face and the lift in your spirit.
Lean Into Vulnerable Moments
If living authentically from your heart’s center feels uncomfortable, this is a sign to lean in further. The darker side of authentic living is fear of vulnerability, for they go hand-in-hand. To live truly aligned with yourself, you must also be at peace with some rejection. A Leo vibrating at their highest frequency knows they are not for everyone. They embrace this fact. They don’t fear rejection, they embrace it. They know whole-heartedly that whoever rejects them, won’t serve them. They only attract those open to living their most authentic lives themselves. Leos encourage others to live from their own heart. They don’t have to live life similarly, they just need to be living genuinely.
Center of Attention
Often Leos are viewed as the center of attention or, through the negative lens of attention seekers, but to view Leos this way is to misunderstand their magic. They are not seeking attention, rather, they naturally attract it based on their inner confidence. Just as the planets circle the sun, many find themselves drawn to Leos brightly burning energy. Interacting with someone so confident and comfortable in their skin is inspiring. You may want to be near them just to see what inner strength looks like. Leos aren’t shouting from the rooftops “Look at me!”, they are the ones walking through life confidently, leading with magnetic vibrancy. And before you know it, that group grows and grows. They are the sun, attracting others to their orbit.
Stepping Into Your Own Leo Energy
This season, connect with your inner compass and walk confidently through life. Follow these suggestions on how to encourage your Leo energy to shine brightly.
- Act from your heart. Set aside an entire day to do whatever you’re drawn to do. Follow your fire, your passion, your heart. Allow yourself to get off task, drawn in a new surprising direction. Relax into the flow, led by your heart.
- Lean into vulnerability. If confronted by an uncomfortable moment or conversation, don’t shy away or hide your true feelings. Take off the mask you wear as a façade and speak from your heart. You may turn some people away, but instead, you’ll draw new people in…ones that align more closely with your core values.
- Practice saying “no”. Resist your people-pleasing tendencies this season and proudly say “no”. Stay aware in those moments when your instinct is a definitive no, but your mind convinces your mouth to say “yes”. There are plenty of kind ways to refuse a request. Notice how your body reacts when you stand up for yourself!
Find Your Inner Lion This Season!
Embrace the Leo mascot and amplify your inner strength. The more you flex those muscles, the stronger they become, and the more comfortable you’ll feel standing strong. Let your heart shine through, don’t dim your fire. The more your heart shines through and you stand up for yourself, the more your true self will feel your support. At first, it may feel downright uncomfortable. Then it might feel awkward. But with time it will start to come more easily, until it’s second nature one day. Just as a lion proudly struts through the jungle, once you’ve harnessed your Leo energy, you too will have the self-confidence to take on the world.
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